State trooper indicted in double fatal crash

A grand jury has indicted a state trooper on drunken driving and vehicular manslaughter charges in connection with an off-duty crash that took the lives of a mother and daughter from Carver.

The Associated Press

BROCKTON — A grand jury has indicted a state trooper on drunken driving and vehicular manslaughter charges in connection with an off-duty crash that took the lives of a mother and daughter from Carver.

The indictment Wednesday charges 25-year-old John Basler with eight offenses in connection with the September crash that took the lives of 64-year-old Susan Macchi and 23-year-old Juliet Macchi.

Authorities say the Macchis were returning home after attending a Red Sox game, while Basler was returning home after attending a party in Wareham.